A Fucosylated Lactose-Presenting Tetravalent Glycocluster Acting as a Mutual Ligand of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lectins A (PA-IL) and B (PA-IIL)—Synthesis and Interaction Studies (original) (raw)

Glycoclusters with Additional Functionalities for Binding to the LecA Lectin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

ChemistrySelect, 2017

Due to the ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) to develop antibiotic resistances, alternative therapeutic strategies have been proposed. Among others, carbohydrate multivalent molecules targeting lectin-based virulent factors have been widely reported in particular those targeting LecA. LecA is a tetravalent galactose specific lectin involved in biofilm formation and cell internalization. Herein, we report the synthesis of 36 galactoclusters built from galactosides with aromatic and non-aromatic aglycons and with an additional chain. The chains were either neutral or positively charged. Only the galactoclusters with naphthyl or tyrosine aglycon showed a moderate increase of binding for the positively charged 3-dimethylammonium propyl chain. In contrast, the non-aromatic galactoclusters display typically poorer binding properties towards LecA. The introduction of these side chains led to improved affinities up to becoming comparable to the high-affinity aromatic galactoclusters.

Synthesis of β-d-galactopyranoside-Presenting Glycoclusters, Investigation of Their Interactions with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lectin A (PA-IL) and Evaluation of Their Anti-Adhesion Potential

Biomolecules

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen associated with cystic fibrosis. This bacterium produces, among other virulence factors, a soluble d-galactose-specific lectin PA-IL (LecA). PA-IL plays an important role in the adhesion to the host cells and is also cytotoxic. Therefore, this protein is an interesting therapeutic target, suitable for inhibition by carbohydrate-based compounds. In the current study, β-d-galactopyranoside-containing tri- and tetravalent glycoclusters were synthesized. Methyl gallate and pentaerythritol equipped with propargyl groups were chosen as multivalent scaffolds and the galactoclusters were built from the above-mentioned cores by coupling ethylene or tetraethylene glycol-bridges and peracetylated propargyl β-d-galactosides using 1,3-dipolar azide-alkyne cycloaddition. The interaction between galactoside derivatives and PA-IL was investigated by several biophysical methods, including hemagglutination inhibition assay, isothermal titratio...

Importance of topology for glycocluster binding to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia ambifaria bacterial lectins

Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 2015

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) and Burkholderia ambifaria (BA) are two opportunistic Gram negative bacteria and major infectious agents involved in lung infection of cystic fibrosis patients. Both bacteria can develop resistance to conventional antibiotherapies. An alternative strategy consists of targeting virulence factors in particular lectins with high affinity ligands such as multivalent glycoclusters. LecA (PA-IL) and LecB (PA-IIL) are two tetravalent lectins from PA that recognise galactose and fucose respectively. BambL lectin from BA is trimeric with 2 binding sites per monomer and is also specific for fucose. These three lectins are potential therapeutic targets in an anti-adhesive anti-bacterial approach. Herein, we report the synthesis of 18 oligonucleotide pentofuranose-centered or mannitol-centered glycoclusters leading to tri-, penta- or decavalent clusters with different topologies. The linker arm length between the core and the carbohydrate epitope was also varied lead...

Design and Synthesis of Galactosylated Bifurcated Ligands with Nanomolar Affinity for Lectin LecA from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

ChemBioChem, 2017

Lectin LecA of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is established as a virulent factor. Glycoclusters targeting LecA able to compete with human glycoconjugates present on epithelial cells are promising candidates to treat P. aeruginosa infection. A family of 32 glycodendrimers of generation 0 and 1 displaying bifurcated bisgalactosides has been designed to interact with LecA. The influence of both the central multivalent core and the aglycon of these glycodendrimers on their affinity toward LecA has been evaluated using a microarray technology both qualitatively for a rapid screening of the binding properties but also quantitatively (Kd) leading to high affinity LecA ligands with Kd values in the low nanomolar range (Kd = 22 nM for the best one).

Synthesis of Tetravalent Thio- and Selenogalactoside-Presenting Galactoclusters and Their Interactions with Bacterial Lectin PA-IL from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Molecules, 2021

Synthesis of tetravalent thio- and selenogalactopyranoside-containing glycoclusters using azide-alkyne click strategy is presented. Prepared compounds are potential ligands of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lectin PA-IL. P. aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen associated with cystic fibrosis, and PA-IL is one of its virulence factors. The interactions of PA-IL and tetravalent glycoconjugates were investigated using hemagglutination inhibition assay and compared with mono- and divalent galactosides (propargyl 1-thio- and 1-seleno-β-d-galactopyranoside, digalactosyl diselenide and digalactosyl disulfide). The lectin-carbohydrate interactions were also studied by saturation transfer difference NMR technique. Both thio- and seleno-tetravalent glycoconjugates were able to inhibit PA-IL significantly better than simple d-galactose or their intermediate compounds from the synthesis.

Discovery of potent 1,1-diarylthiogalactoside glycomimetic inhibitors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa LecA with antibiofilm properties

European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2023

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Bioengineered 2′-fucosyllactose and 3-fucosyllactose inhibit the adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and enteric pathogens to human intestinal and respiratory cell lines

Nutrition Research, 2013

Larger scale testing, particularly in animal models and human clinical studies, is still limited due to shortened availability of more complex oligosaccharides. The purpose of this study was to evaluate 2′-fucosyllactose (2′-FL) and 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL) synthesized by wholecell biocatalysis for their biological activity in vitro. Therefore, we have tested these oligosaccharides for their inhibitory potential of pathogen adhesion in two different human epithelial cell lines. 2′-FL could inhibit adhesion of Campylobacter jejuni, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica serovar fyris, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the intestinal human cell line Caco-2 (reduction of 26%, 18%, 12%, and 17%, respectively), as could be shown for 3-FL (enteropathogenic E coli 29%, P aeruginosa 26%). Furthermore, adherence of P aeruginosa to the human respiratory epithelial cell line A549 was significantly inhibited by 2′-FL and 3-FL (reduction of 24% and 23%, respectively). These results confirm the biological and functional activity of biotechnologically synthesized human milk oligosaccharides.